Posted on Saturday, August 25th, 2012 at 8:00 am

If you are an international student, there is a high likelihood that you will be studying for more than just one year. Our Student Secure plan for international student is a great option if you plan to study outside your home country. If you already have our plan and find that you need additional coverage, you may wonder how you can extend your Student Secure plan.

Here is how to renew/extend your insurance:

1. You need to know your insurance certificate ID number. The Student Secure plan comes in three levels; Smart, Budget and Select. Regardless of whether you have the Smart, Budget or Select your certificate number would start with two letters “SS” and look something like “SS00012345”.

2. Once you know your certificate number you will be able to log on to your Student Zone account. (http://www.internationalstudentinsurance.com/student-zone/). Enter your certificate number where it says “Certificate ID” and enter your Date of Birth. You do not need to have a password to log in, so you can leave it blank.

3. Once you have logged in you should see a page similar to the one below. Click “Extend Coverage” or “Renew Coverage”.

4. Once you have clicked on the link to Extend Coverage, you will see a page that looks similar to the following:

On this page, first you would choose the date you want to extend your insurance coverage until and then you would click on “Recalculate” at the bottom of the screen. The total price that you will have to pay will then automatically update based on your extend date. The third step is to put in your new credit card information on the right side. (If you have originally purchased the plan as a monthly payment option, your credit card may already be on file and you may not be ask to fill this out again.)  Lastly, you will then click on “Proceed to Payment Screen” and then you will be asked to confirm that you want to make the payment. When everything is processed, you will be able to download an “Endorsement Document” right away as proof that you have extended your coverage.

Keep in mind that you can only extend/renew your policy before it has expired. If your policy has already expired, so make sure you do this before the plan terminated.

If you have any more questions about how to extend or renew your policy with us. Please feel free to contact our representative and we will be happy to assist you.

Posted by ahoontrakul

Originally from Thailand, Apinant grew up in the United States and has extensive international experience traveling throughout Asia, Australia, North America and Europe. He has lived, studied and worked abroad in China, England, Taiwan and Thailand. Apinant is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Masters in International Business and a Bachelors of Science in Business Management.